Hutch will be getting a custom reservoir that due to it’s placement, will be a huge focal point for this case. If every mod has at least one aspect that could be considered it’s ‘showpiece’ item, then this is it.

So, to get ready for the reservoir, it was decided to bring a new look to the top of the case. The cuts should highlight the res, and the fluid flowing through it. I took a piece of transparent sheet of adhesive mailing label paper, and printed out the pattern I wanted.

I peeled the backing off of it, and stuck it in place.

Now, anyone that has followed one of my logs, knows that I love using masking tape to guide my cuts. I find it much easier than following a regular line, and it makes for very accurate filing. With this in mind, I applied tape on the sheet to match the lines.

Finally, after a little time spent with the jigsaw and Dremel, I’m left with the following…

With the cuts out of the way, it’s time to start on the reservoir itself, and that will be covered in the next update. Until then, I’ve got a high tech paint image of the reservoir placement. Who needs CAD? Haha!

One other thing… Most of the work in this post was streamed live as it happened. Thanks to my http://losias.net/losias-live/ page, I can now stream, and archive those streams for later viewing. I’m hoping that this will become a huge feature on this site, although I’m still getting the bugs worked out. Anyone interested in knowing when I stream live should follow me on twitter @craigbru. I always send out notice when I’m live. For those not on twitter, or if you miss the live streaming, the videos are archived on the Live page as well. Until the next update!

Discuss in the forums

Top panel cutting... in anticipation of a custom reservoir, 8.0 out of 10 based on 2 ratings